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THE WAGES OF CR E.
JACK PRATER AND JASPER DAVIS
HANGED FOR MURDER.
eater Aserts His Innocence and Dies Without
a Strugae.-Davis Dies Witb a Heavy hlgh and
an Ac monition to All Not to Follow His
ADnasoI, S. C., April 27.-Special:
Jap Davis spent last night in sound sleep.
resting better, he said, than any night since
he had been in jail. This morning the
prisoner said he was prepared to meet his
fate, -s brothers-in-law Abner King and
Leard Smith called on Davis this morning,
theirs being the first visit from relatives
since his incarceration. The legal wit
nesses (all being physicians except two),
the military guard, composed of a detach
mest of the Palmetto Riflemen, constituted
thoeepresent. The Rev. Messrs. Marshall,
Frierson, Pack and Wightman ministered
tQ the prisoner.
The death warrant was read by the
sheri. at 12.80. Shrouded in a black robe
the prisoner assisted the officer, after which
his hands were fastened behind his back.
On the scaffold the Rev. Mr. Marshall read
psalm ninety, and a prayer. The Rev. Mr.
F'derson pronounced the benediction.
The prisoner being asked if he had any
thing to say, replied: "You all see what I
have come to-take warning." A heavy
sigh was the'only sign of emotion. The
trap was sprung at 12.50. The prisoner's
seck was not broken, and he struggled con
silerably. He was pronounced dead at
X The body was delivered to his
brother-in law, Smith, for burial.
About three hundred curious people,
nostly negroes, gathered outside the en
cl , but there was no excitement or
meroak Or THE Cnt .
Jasper Z. Davis, or Japp Davis, as he
tegsnmonly called, was 38 years old
and.iis wife was about eight years young
e Inthe spring of 1885 Davis had an at
- eodfaietene which effected his mind
-he was sent to the State Lunatic Asy
nu wbere he was treated for six months
Zben turned out. He was not consid
tia~sane, but his mind was uneven and
.it vabelieved that the regular diet of the
agii, woad cure him, and to all ap
peamaces It did. Previous to his going to
-da ylyumIDavis had treated his wife in a
ve brtal manner, had often beaten her
ndnrnedher outof the house. During his
sta -theinsaneinstitution Mrs. Davis had
- roide for their five little children. She
1or$e4 hasrd and m aedto provide food
'a Ylhfng for her helpls amily. Up
ron threturn of Davis he refused to do
aS y work and continued to maltreat his
The little woman resolved to stand it no
proposed to Davis to take care
children if he would leave
. Davis agreed to do, and he
iie miles away and lived with a
1i$i hamed Owens. Mrs. Davis, by
th~W~st or her brow, supported her chil
r andwas getting along very well when
-betbirsband, in the summer of 1886, pro
poie6 her that they make friends and
-hea again. This the plucky and
be.oin refused to do. ehe re
. an-msred her husband's brutality and
kewr rMth would berepeated if an op
. afrrna Finding his efforts
direction utile, .Davis threatened
nInoudog othe nature of the man, and
Sieussag at he might execute his threat
.under ceever .of darkness. the determined
uorannwunld lock her house in the even
- Img,iker ive children and go so her
,,.mtibr'a lonse, which was a quarter of a
mis enarant, spendthe night mnere and re
-mto her-ittmn every morning. On
~dySeptember 24, 1b86, Davis stole a
aun~rem Mr.- Owens. concealed it in the
w ds and' that evening called at Mr.
'~ate brother of his wife, and asked
buu e could not induce Mrs. Davis to
En~trn tohim. Moore told him that it was
fliRS fl&that he had treated his wife
...beulybusthat he could speak to her
nisef Davis then asked Mrs. Davia to
laulive with her, but ahe ref used. He
atthe house all night and left in
gat daybht.L
- Hail an hour arterwards the young
motner with her five hittle children around
her started for her home, little drieaming of
thiesrrible fate that awaited her, or the
Swanakhs purpose of the villain who had so
sul-eJet, her.
Stwsa bright September morning, the
snadjust risen arid peace and happiness
manlto reign thoughout the quiet coun
.Just as the mother and children reached
~portion of the road where the woods were
thick on b&th sides the clear report of a
weloaded gun rang out upon the frosty
air, end the next moment five little mosher
Iein children were standing in the lonely
rond crying over the body of the woman
who had been taken from them by the
hand ofta asasin.
The people in the county at once arose
and gave chase to the murderer. If he had
not escaped to the swamps and concealed
himself for two days he would have been
jynched. At lass Davis was captured and
confessed his crime.
On the 8th of October he was tried, con
vcted arid sentenced to be hanged on No
rember 5. He plead insamty and all the
Sargument was made upon that ground, but
is didl not work. His attorneys appealed
to the Supreme Court and that stayed the
execution. The case was before the Su
preme Court for fourteen months before its
decision was rendered, and this decision
asained the lower court in every particu
3ar.
-Davis was on March 1st sentenced to bc
-banged on the 28d. Be asked for further
tlier ha- It was not granted. The Gov
ernor was petitioned for pardon or commu
totion of sentence without avail. The ju
riesin South Carolina are too free to allow
thedordinary murderer to go unpunisthed.
Theaman who shoots down another in a
street row is seldom convicted, but the ju
riea draw the line at the murderers of
Thme'nly two white men who have been
hkngedin this State for a number of years
have been executed for the murder of
women-Jasper Davis for shooting his
wife and six months ago a young man for
shooting his stepmother.
Banging of Jack Prater.
ORANGEBURG, S. C., April 27-Special:
Jack Prater was hung here today for the
ammnton of Andrew Jackson. The
execution took place privately in the jail,
only the witnesses allowed by law being
present. The drop fell at 12.25 P. M. and
after hanging- for eighteen minutes the
body was cut down. He died without a
struggli, his neck having been broken by
the fall. The doomed man protested his
innocei to the last moment and asked
God to forgive those who had been instru
montal in having him convicted.
"Just before going on the scaffold Prater
sung thehymn, "Jesus, Lover of my Soul,"
and prayed aloud. He was calm and col
lected all throughout the terrible ordeal,
and impressed many who saw him, with
the notion that he was innocent of the
crime for which he was executed. He was
Beatty and a colored minister named Car
o-Il. He claimed that God had forgiven
iis sins and that he was going to Heaven.
HISTORY OF THE CRIME.
On the 14th of July, 1885, shortly
ifter dark, Andrew Jackson, a negro,
was in his cabin in Orangeburg county,
preparingto goto bed, when suddenly the
report of a gun was heard from outside.
Eas wife was in the adjoining room, and
ier little child came running in and said:
'Somebody's killed papa, and shot me
in the leg!" On going to her husband
the wife found him dying from wounds
in the breast and neck. The physician,
who soon came, found eight buckshot in
he body of the dead man. There was
ihole in the house, where the chimney
oinedthe weather-boarding, and through
his the assassin had thrust his gun to do
us deadly work. Jackson died a few
ninutes after the shot.
the killing of Jackson caused some
exitement. Three negroes-Jack Pra
yer, Bill Gordon and Titus Ferguson
were arrested on suspicion, and brought
to trial in May, 1886. There was some
vidence against all three. As to Jack
Prater, there was strong proof of guilt.
It was shown that he had said on the
vening of the murder that he was "go
ing to Jones's plantation to put Andrew
Jackson through." It was further sworn
to by one Robert Tyler that on the even
ing of the killing Prater requested him
to stay that evening at his (Prater's)
house, Prater saying that he "was going
to do some devilment." Prater told Ty
Ler he must swear that he (Prater) was
there all the evening. Tyler further tea
tified that when Prater came home he
said to his own wife: "Yes, I have kill.d
him dead as hell."
Prater, in his defence, set up an alibi
-as did also his oo-defendants.
The motive for the crime was shown in
Jackson's having sworn adversely to
Prater in a trial held the day before the
murder.
All three of the accused were con
victed. But the verdict was set aside,
and a new trial granted, as to Bill Gor
don and Titus Ferguson. These two
have never been tried again.
In Prater's case an appeal was taken
to the Supreme Court, but the verdict
below was affirmed. Prater was then
resentenced to be hung.
A petition for commutation of sen
tence to life imprisonment was gotten
up. The Judge who tried the case sug
gested commutation, but the State's at
torney opposed it. A petition contain
ing nearly twelve hundred names was
sent to the Jovernor, urging him to let
the law take its course. After mature
consideration the Governor refused the
pardon.
The Hot Springs Convention.
The Southern Immigration Convention
at Hot Springs, N. c ., Wednesday finished
its work and adjourned the same day. Be
low will be found the resolutions passed:
Resolved, That an immigration associa
tion be established, with headquarters in
the city of New York, to be styled the
Soutbern Immigration Association.
Resolved, That this association be placed
under the charge of a board of directors
composed of one member of each Southern
railroad or other corporation, trade, indus
trial or other organization in State, county,
city or town, situated east of the Misis
sippi river, that will contribute the sum of
*t,000 towards the expense of said associa
noun on or before Juiy I next, and that on
the second Tuesday of July, 1888 the board
so constituted shall meet in New York and
proceed to organize and adopt such by-laws,
rules and regulations as may be necessary
for its government.
Resolved, That until said organization is
perfected Major John D. Keily, Jr., be con
stituted chief "f the association with power
to call the 'orard together whenever said
contributions. from railroads or other cor
porations, trade. industrial or other organ
izations of States or counties and towns
shall reach the aggregate sum of $20,00~0,
and when such cali has been made the
board of directors shall proceed immedi
ately to perfect a permanent organization
as provided for in the second resolution
herewith submitted.
Resolved, That immediately upon the
adoption of the-se resolutions the secretary
of the convention shall give notice of the
same to the Governor of each of the Soeuth
ern States, to the president of each of the
Southern railroads, and to the Mayor of
every city and to every town in the South
ern States east of the Missinbippi River
having a population of 5,000 or more, and
to solicit the co-operation of said ot11cers in
furthering the objects of this convention.
A Lestr to the Board of Agrnculture.
The South Carolina delegation to the
Hot Springs Immigration Convention held]
a meeting on the train returning from the
convention, Lieutenant Governor Mauldin
in the chair.
On motion of Mr. Beattie, of Green
ville, the delegation adopted -a resolution
urging upon the cities, towns, railroads,
boards of trade and other industrial or
ganizations the imipc-tance of holding early
meetings for the purpose of raising the
subscription needed to entitle them to
representation on the Board of Directors
of the Southern Immigration Association.
After a full discussion, the delegation
unanimously united in the following letter
to the Board of Agrculture, which is
signed by all of the delegates from South
Carolina except two who had returned
home and could not be communicated
with on the subject:
HOT SPRINos, N. C., April 28. 1888.
Hon. Johnson Hagood, Chairman Board of
Agriculture, Columbia, S. C.:
DE.ua Srn: The undersigned, delegates
representing the State of South Carolina at
the immigrtion convention held at Hot
Springs, i. C., April 24-25 inst., re-:ect
fully submit that it will be greatly to the
advantage of the State to demonstrate, at
the earliest possible day, its sympathies
with the purposes of the convention and its
determination to take an active part in
making the Southern Immigration Associ
ation entirely successful.
To this end the undersigned respectfully
request that your board will appropriate
the sum of $1,000 to constitute the State of
South Carolina, through the Department of
Agriculture, a member of the Association.
Tis will show unmistakably the zeal of
South Carolina in the cause, and will give
the State, in the person of the director who
shall be chosen, a voice in the organization
and management of the Association from
the very beginning.
The undersigned think this a matter of
the greatest importance to the whole State,
or they would not address you upon a sub
ject which was sure to c->mmend itself to
your earnest and early attention.
PIANOs ANiD ORGAN. 8
We are prepared to sell Pianos and
Organs of the best make at factory
p rices for Cash or easy Instalments.
Panos' from 8210 up; Organs from $24
up. The verdict of the people is that
they can save the freight and twenty-five
per cent. by buying of us. Instruments
delivered to any depot on fifteen days'
trial. We payfreigtboth ways if not
atisfatory. Odrand test in your
own homes. Respectfully,
N. W. TRUMP,
* Columbia, S. C.
SHE WAS REcoNcILED.
Said a maid, "I will marry for lucre,"
nd her scandalized ma almost shucre;
But when the chance came,
And she told the good dame,
[noiced she did not rebunre
PLAINTIFF M'CRADY WINS. 1
P2,500 is the Amount Awarded by the Jury
After Five Hours Deliberation-A Motion for
a New Talal.
From the Columbia Daily Record, April 27.) t
The people of Columbia resolved them I
elves into a committee on guessing yester- t
lay, after Judge Kershaw had charged the t
jury in the McCrady-Robertson case. Some C
thought the plaintiff would get $10,000;
ome thought it would be $1; some the de- C
Fendant would win, while a large number l
agreed that it would be a mistrial. But C
rhey all missed it.
The jury retired at 1.45. A vote was
taken separately on each of the charges. 1
and on five of them it was the unanimous C
decision that they had not been proven by t
the defendant. On the first and fourth
charges, the vote stood 11 to 1, on the first f
ballot; but after some discussion the minor- t
ity joined the others. The stenographer I
was sent for and portions of the testimony
was re-read to the jury.
A deadlock then occurred on the ques- L
tion as to the amount to be awarded. A t
majority were in favor of awarding $10,
(0, construing such to be their duty, from 1
the Judge's charge, upon finding that the I
charges had not been proven. One juror C
was in favor of awarding $25, another $50, t
and various amounts up to $10,000 were C
proposed.
Considerable discussion was evoked
as to the amount and it was finally decided C
that four numbers-$1,000, $1,500, $2,000 1
and $2,500 should be placed in a hat and a 4
number drawn therefrom. This was done, ?
the numbers shaken, and a juror, with his
back to the hat, placed his hand in and at l
sixteen minutes to 7 o'clock, drew out the
number "$2,500.'
The jurors filed into the court and Clerk <
Arthur read the following verdict, "We t
find for the plaintiff a verdict of $2,500. I
P. C. Lorick, foreman.". Mr. Lyles, 1
attorney for the defense arose and gave
notice that he would on Monday or Tues
day argue for a new trial.
It was told a RECORD reporter by some
of the jurors, that had it not been for the i
refusal of one of the jurors, for some time, 1
to agree to draw the amount by lot, the I
amount would have been $1,000 as that i
number was drawn the first time, this one
juror not assenting.
-r - a
THE YACHT MARIA'S CRUISE.
Mr. Peek Said to Be Searching for Treasure
at Tuarnufia.
Just what caused the yacht Maria to make
her celebrated voyage to the Island of
Tuarniffa, and what Special Treasurer
Agent Peck is about, was told yesterday to
a Star reporter by Captain Charles J. Ward,
the Maria's former master, and a fair type
of the bluff, hearty ,bronzed-faced skipper.
"I took charge of the yacht Maria in
September last," he said. "Mr. Peck, who
hired me, said that he and a party of friends
intended making a trip to the Caribean
Sea to shoot and fish. Mr Peck's friends
were Judge Davidson, Professor Barster,
Mr. Horn and Mr. Richards. I had four
men-a cook, mate and two boys-to help
on the yacht. Well, we headed for Belize.
A storm drove us to Jamaica, where Mr.
Peck's friends left to go to Belize by another
vessel
"After leaving Samaica we went to New
Orleans and from there to Old Providence,
on the Mosquito coast; thence to Key West
Fla. There I learned from Mr. Peck that
he had a chart that would make him rich,
since it indicated the exact spot where a lot
of gold was buried. We took on machinery
and started for Belize."
Arriving there, Captain Ward said, Mr.
Peck engaged the attention of the Governor
of British Honduras and several gentlemen,
who gave him unlimited credit to push his
treasure scheme. Oa January 10 the Maria
arrived at Tuarniffa and found Messrs.
Horn and Rinards waiting for them.
Bright and early on the morning of January
13 Mr. Peck found the spot where the
doubloons were supposed to be buried.
"It was in a beautiful cocoanut grove,"
said the captain, "and about an ei.ghth ot a
mile from shore. After digging several
days he came on a piece of bone which
proved to be from the arm of a human
being. Several other bones were found,
but no complete skeleton. It was said the
skeleton of two men had been exhumed
there some fifteen years before. after
digging thirteen feet Mr. Peck was obliged
to step on account of the sea, which flowed
in and made work impossible. On Matrch
29 Peck made up his mind that he would
have to employ more powerful aid than he
had, and accordingly set off for New
Orleans, ordering Captain Ward to go to
New York. That's all I know," concluded
the captain, "and I don't care to say
whether I believe in Mr. Peck's scheme or
not If he does strike treasare, he'll have
to divide with the British Government any
way."
The captain appears to cherish a tremen
dous amount of respect for Mr. Peck and
intimated that the people of Belize fully
believed in his ultimate snecess in recover
ing the $10,000,000 in treasure.-New
York Star,_25th. __
A MATRI&IONIAL ROMANCE.
Resuming Wedded Life After a Voluntary
Parting of Thrty-two Years.
(From the Troy Budget.)
Forty years ago Joseph Miles, of
Milerton, N. Y., married a neighbor's
daughter and settled down to farming.
He got tired of this and told his wife
that he thought they'd better make a
change. She objected, and in fact
refused to quit her old home. He said
that she could do as she pleased, and
that if ever she decided to live with him
she'd be walcome, but he wouldn't return
to Millerton. So he left her and their,
boy. She made her home with her
parents on their farm. The husband]
fought through the war, then went to1
Sidney, N. Y., and began to make money,
He acquired a snug little fortune, but:
had no one to share it with.
A friend who knew his story went to]
Millerton, found Mrs. Miles living on1
the homestead with the boy, a man of
34 years, told her all about Joseph and]
induced her to consent to go to Sidney
and join him. She didn't need mucha
persuasion, and Joseph, too, was glad]
when he learne I of the negotiations.
The neighbors heard of it, and the other
night thronged to the railroad station to
meet the train that brought Mrs. Miles.
She didn't know him, but after the intro
duction they seemed very happy, and
have taken up wedded life where they
laid it down thirty-two years ago.
Daa Ma. Enrron:--Won't you please]
tell your male readers that 83 will buya i
fine, strong and serviceable pi'of
Sts, made to order by the N. Y tn
d Pants Co., of 66 University Place, 1
New York city? By sending 6 centes in I
postage stamps to the above firm, they]
will send to any address 25 samples of C
cloth to choose from, a fine linen tape
measure, a full set of scientific measure
ment blanks and other valuable informa- 4
tion. Al! goods are delivered by them
through the U. 8. Mails, A novel andi
praotical idea. Advise your readers to
br h im They are thoroughly re-4
* WIrLInw VAsn' mmrRE1.
The New Orleans Picayune boldly says
that Cuba naturally belongs to the
United States. It has been for fourt
centuries the camping-ground of foreigni
sediers and alien tax gatherers. Ther
island could be made, under our free
r overnment, one of the most prosperous I
~tates in the world. Ciba is a tempting
plm.t
BATTLE WITH AN ALLIGATOR.
terrible Experience of a Mother While
Rescuing Her Baby Girl.
(St. Louis Globe-Democrat.)
A family named Lambert, living on
Lake Charlie Apopka, or Tsala Lake, as
t is called, reported a very thrilling ex
>erience at their place the other day.
Che house is built about 200 yards from
he lake and is on a slight elevation, the
and in front sloping down gradually to
he water's edge. At the left, off some
ittle distance, is an immense saw-grass
>ond.
Last Saturday afternoon Mrs. Lambert
ho was in the back part of the house,
vas attracted by the screams of her little
wo-year old girl and her frantic cries of
'Mamma! Mamma!" Snatching up an
x from the woodpile, she flew to the
ater's edge, and as she rounded the
)almetto patch a sight burst upon her
hat nearly drove her crazy. On the
dge of the bank, with its body half in
he water, was a huge alligator, its fore
)aws outstretched, raising it from the
,round, while its tail lashed the water
nto foam. Just in front of it and cling
ng to a palmetto root with its tiny
lands for dear life, was the little girl,
ier dress being held in the jaws of the
aligator, who was slowly dragging the
,hild to a terrible doom.
The per:l of her baby vanished all fear
'rom Mrs. Lambert, and she rushed up
md struck the saurian over the head
with the ax, and seizing the child with
)oth hands, tried the pull her away.
lhe sharp blade cut into the alligator's
aye, and, mad with the pain, -he opened
21s jaws and half spaung at the woman.
Uhis left the child free, and they both
.ell backward. The alligator advanced
is fast as it could and Mrs. Lambert
attempted to rise and escape. Her dress
:aught on a root and before she could
get up and free herself the alligator
made a snap at her and missed, catching
hold of her dress instead. inding that
it had secured something, it commenced
backing toward the water, dragging the
prostrate woman, who now fully realized
her peril, and filled the air with her cries
for help. She frantically clutched at the
roots as she was dragged over them, but
her dress was of stout material, and the
'gator's strength soon overcame her
feeble resistance.
Suddenly, with a heavy sinking of
the heart, she felt that her foot was in
the water and that, if no help came, she
was doomed to a terrible death. The
horror gave her strength for a moment
and she madeanother frantic effort to free
herself from being drawn into the water.
Suddenly her hands, which were nerv
ously clutching at any and everything
that seemed to promise a support, passed
aver the ax handle. With the swiftness
of thought and with superhuman energy
she seized the helve and scrambled up,
how she cannot say. She managed to
deal the 'gator a heavy blow with the
blade. With rare good fortune it strach
his other eye and crushed into the head.
The maddened and wounded anima]
opened his jaw with a roar of pain and
rage, and Mrs. Lambert's dress slipped
off its huge teeth. Scrambling up she
seized her baby girl and fled wildly tc
the house, and fell on the porch in s
dead faint. Her husband, on returning
home at night found her there uncon
scious, with the child pattinghermother's
cheeks and trying to arouse her. She
is now slowly recovering from her fever,
Hanging From a Bridge 100 Feet High
J. G. Caldwell, who lives on Washing
ton avenue, near Elliott street Wood
side, N. J., had a terrible adventure lasi
night on the Midland Bridge. Mr
Cadwell is a drummer for a New Yort
house. His friends warned him of thE
risk atte ding any attempt to cross thE
bridge, which is over a hundred fee1
high, but he finally started to walk home
He got as far as the centre of the bridge
when he heard the noise of an approa
ching freight train. It was evident t<
him that the engineer did not see him,
for the train did not slacken speed.
Mr. Caldwell was in a terrible plight
His remarkable presence of mind . ani
strength saved him from the death tha
seemed to await him. The bridgE
appeared to him L> be narrower, he says
than at any other time when he haL
crossed it, although he was alays awani
that it was not intended to accommodat
foot passengers. He saw that therE
was not pace sufficient beyond the tie
on the trestlework for him to stand whili
the train passed. He also realized tha
to lie down was not a means to escape
as the steps of the cars would dash hi
bramns out. He decided to depend or
muscles to save him, and being an athlete
he hastily, crawled to the side of tht
bridge, seiing a large tie with vice-likE
grip and swung in the air 100) feet above
the water.
The few seconds occupied by the trait
in passing seemed to Caldwell like ar
age. After the train had passed hE
found that his hands were numb, anc
his strength seemed to forsske him, yei
with remarkable nerve and superhumax
strength he finally drew himself on the
bridge and proceeded homeward, coat
less and without a hat.-New Yorli
Star, 26th..
A Dog that Fights Fires.
Mr. R. M. Jackson of Bluffton, Ga.,
has a dog whose sagacity and intelligence
are somethiing wonderful. It is a shep
herd. A few days ago Mr. Jackson was
in a piece of woods, when he had occasion
to send the dog to the house for a match.
Being unable to make Mrs. Jackson
understand him, the dog went to the
re-place and picked up a chunk of fire.
with which he started to his master.
When he reached the edge of the
woods the fire became so hot that he had
t drop it, which ignited the dry pine
straw and set the woods on fire. The
log set up a barking that soon brought
Mr. Jackson to the rescue. When he
reached the dog he was surprised to find
hat he had broken a pine limb and was
lmbating the fire as effectually as if
human.
The following, signed by ten practic
ng physicians, has been received from
Bartow, Fla., one of the places where
~ellow fever is aileged to exist according
o Surgeon General Hamilton's repo.rt:
:We, the undersigned, embracing every
-acticing physician in this place, hereby
ertify that there is not now nor has
here ever been within our knowledge or
nformation a single case of yellow fever
ithin the town nor within Polk county,
>f which Bartow is the county seat.
A young lady created quite a sensa
ion in a small German town last week.
he stood on the depot platform, satu
ated herself with kerosene and set her
tress on fire. When a railway train
amne by the passengers were horrified to
ee a pillar of flame on the platform. A
ose was turned on the conflagration,
nd the spectators were astounded to
ear a human voice asking irritably why
hey couldn't let her burn quietly.
At 31anchester, N. H., yesterday, great
xitemlent was caused by a wholesale raid
pon liquor dealers by a commnit tee of 200
f the League for the Suppression of Liquor
~raic. Twenty -eight barrooms were
losed and three proprietors summoned to
HE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN CLUBS.
,he Young Lions of the Democracy will Stir
Things Up.
The organization of a great chain of
)emocratic clubs throughout the country
o work in unison for the advancement of
)emocratic principles and the success of
he party's candidates at the polls is one of
he most notable political events of the
lay. The auspicious beginning in this di.
ection, which was made by the congress ]
if club representatives from various States 1
geld here Saturday, is a general subject of
omment among both Republicans and
)emocrats.
Leading Democrats everywhere are jubi
ant over the outlook and declare that the
lub league will prove a powerful factor m
de approaching campaign.
The selection of Baltimore as the place
or holding the first club convention also
neets with general approval within the
arty lines. The Monumental City, they ]
11 say, is the best place that could have 1
teen selected in view of the fact that the 4
rational nominating convention goes West i
o St. Louis.
Capt. J. Rockwell Fay is an enthusiastic
reliever in the great good to be accom- i
dished by the national formation. "We
an go into the campaign with more clubs 1
han our antagonists," he remarked yester
lay, "and I think we can give them points
in hard work and no interference with the
orkings of the party machinery. Demo
:rats fight harder than Republicans any
low, and we go into this campaign more
arnestly and sincerely than ever before. I
Lticipate that the Baltimore convention
vill be a great occasion for the Democratic
Biarry Willis Rusk, of Baltimore, felt
rood to think that they had obtained the
:onvention. "We will make it a great
ffair," he remarked, "and the delegates
oho attend will discover what Maryland
iospitality is."
"This movement is a pretty good-sized
nowball now," said Frederick R. Coud-mnt,
'but it will be an avalanche before the
ummer ends. I consider that we have
naugurated something that will be of last
ng benefit to the Democratic party and the
>eople of this country. All is harmonious
md the expressions of the delegates present
irgue that the Democracy is ready for a
noble and unselfish fight for principle."
John G. Jenkins, of the Juneau -club of
Milwaukee, one of the pioneers, is deeply
pratified with the preliminaries. "The
national organization will be of incalcu
lable benefit, especially in the Northwest.
[n Wisconsin we are prepared to make a
vigorous fight, and there is some question
whether the Republicans can hold the
State."
Josiah Quincy of Boston said: "A na
ional league of the young men of the
country will put new courage and strength
into the party. We are willing and able
to redeem Massachusetts, and, if we don't
carry it, we will make some inroads in the
Republican majority."
"I am delighted with the idea of the
league," said E. Ellery Anderson. "There
is no reason wky we should not honeycomb
this country with clubs bent on the success
of revenue reform and other honest Demo
cratic principles."
Police :ustice Solon B. Smith (Republi
can) was around the Hoffman House while
while the conference was in session. "You
Democrats intend to make it lively for us,
and no mistake," he remaraed, "but we
will try to be ready for you when the time
for action comes."
Colonel Tom Ochiltree, another Republi
can, said: "I believe the Democrats mean
business."
Congressman McKinney of New Hamp
shire is an ardent believer in revenue re
form and an enthusiast on the subject of
the League. "Fifty vigorous clubs in the
Granite State." he said, "will give us
courage, and even though we are pitted
against Senator Chandler and all the Re
publican resources, these clubs will make
the State doubtful, with the chances in our
favor."
Judge William L. Muller said: "I am a
believer in the regular methods of party
machinery, but to every Democratic club
formed I am a staunch friend. We can't
have too many of them, and the National
League will be of great assistance."
J. W Browning, representing the Ara
pahoe Club of Denver, said: "I beli.-ve
club influence will have a good effeect in
Colorado. It will make enthusiastic work
ers of men who otherwise might not feel
any greater .interest than to vote. The
Democrats of Colorado will support the
presidential nominee of the party and will
work in unison when the campaign is under
way."
Mr. James F. Tracey. chairman of the
delegation from the Albany club, said:
" The proceedings were mor e harmonious
than those of any simiiar meeting within
my knowledge. There was generald agree
ment, of course, about -the renomination
of Cleveland and the leading points of the
platform; but there was no disposition to
forestall the National Convention or press
any hobbies on its consideration. The
conferees were all Democrats anxious to
find the best way of helping the party to
victory by intelligent co-operation-espec
ially in bringing young voters to the sup
port of the Democratic ticket. The meet
ing will offset the effect of the Republican
Club League, and will doubtless cause the
formation of a large number of young
Democratic clubs, extending all over the
country. I believe the Baitimore Conven
tion will surprise every one by the number
of clubs represented."-New York Star,
28d.
Forewarned in a Dream.
There was to be aballin Dallas City, Ill.,
a few days ago, and a prominent young
society lady of the place was preparing
o attend. Her esort was to have been
I. G. Brown, a Santa Fe railroad conduc
bor. The night preceding the young
lady dreamed that she saw a wagon drawn
by two horses, and in the vehicle lay the
nangled body of a man whom she could
not fully recognize, but who strongly
esembed her intended escort. The
ideous dream frightened her, and in the
norning she communicated it to several
iends, who laughed at what was termed
der foolish fancies. Conductor Brown
w'as fatally mangled by the cars that day
it noon, and as the solemn procession,
leaded by the wagon bearing the man
led remains filed up the street, the
roung woman cried:"That is my dream!
['hat was my dream!" and swooned
Lway.
The Oldest Mlason in the World.
Colonel Edwin Sumner of San Fran
~isco is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Ada
B. Taylor, on Locust street. Colonel
imner is the oldest Free Mason known
be living in the world. He has been
SMason for seventy-one years. He was
>orn2 in 1796. A remarkable fact is that
ie can read without the aid of glasses.
~n ttie war of 1812 he was a member2
>f a transportation comppany in New
ork which was engaged in transporting
nunitions and troops. He came to
alifornia in 1850, but returned to
Visconsin a few years after. He served
n the Wisconsin Legislature during
.859-60. In 1863 ho once more came ro
alifornia, where he has since remained.
lolonel Sumner is a descendant of the
;ummers who came to America in theI
iayflower.-Santa Cruz Sentinel.
A quiet moan, after a straight ten main
Ltes' talk from a loquacious individual, re
>died to his demand to know why he did
Lt converse, thus: "Some people talk
vithout thinking, ot~iers think without
alking."
Quiet has been restod at Bessemer, Ala
NEGRO HELP.
Experience of a Fresno Hotel Keeper with
Imported Labor.
(From the Fresno Republican.)
Captain May, manager of the Grand
Central, sent back to Georgia some weeks
ago and imported to this city a dozen
negro waiters from the Kimball House at
Atlanta, and placed them in the dining
room of the Grand Central. The negrees
had signed a contract by which the $50
advanced to each of them to pay their
fare and expenses out here was to be paid
in installments of a small sum each month.
Hardly had the darkeysgot to work until
the Fresno negroes began to talk to them,
and in less than a week Captain May
found that the waiters considered they
had a sure thing on account of the $50
advance, and proposed to do as they
pleased. Matters have gone from bad
to worse ever since the row between two
o the waiters in the dining room some
t'.ree weeks ago, in which one of them
drew a revolver on the other, for which
performance he has been in jail ever since.
On Saturday night the darkeys demanded
money of Captain May, who refused to
pay them until pay -iy. The Fresno
negroes kept telling the new darkeys
thatthey oughtto draw their money, &c.,
and finally they said it was money or no
work. On Sunday Captain May conclu
ded that forbearance had ceased to be a
virture, and when he recieved a "note"
from the insolent negroes that they must
have their money after lunch or quit, he
he concluded to take them at their werd.
Summoning a constable Captain May
had the darkeys' effects taken from the
rooms they had been occupying, and
notified them after lunch that they could
find something else to do, and that the
money due him from each wasnot entirely
repaid by their earnings to date. Yes
terday they were not quite so indepen
de't, and after consulting a lawyer one
of them remarked to a Fresno negro: "If
youns had let us'lone de whole ting would
done been all right." Four of them
skipped out last night, and what the rest
will do is a matter of conjecture. Certain
it is they will not work at the Grand
Central.
This is the first experiment in Fresno
with imported colored help and the
parties who have contracted for thirty
or forty negroes to work in their vine
yards, &c., are beginning to wonder what
kind of time they will have. The
negroes contracted for are on their way,
100 of them having passed St. Louis on
Sunday. Certain it is that a Southern
negro in Georgia or Louisiana is a very
different person when in California.
The Catholic Univerity.
Bishop Keane, of Richmond, and Maes,
of Covington, Ky., spent I-st week in
Louisville receiving subscriptions to the
Catholic University of America. Louis
ville's contribution is over $11,000, a result
which the Bishops consider very sa'isfac
factory. Bishop Kean is now in Washing
ton superintending arrangements for laying
the corner-stone of the divinity building of
the university, which is to take place on
the afternoon of Thursday, May 24. Pre
parations are being made for a gathering
on that occasion of representative men in
Church and State from all parts of the
country.
Cincinnati has subscribed more than
$1,000,000 for the exposition that is to be
held there this summer. It is expected
that the exposition will be worth $2,000,000
to the city.
Justus J. Smith and Thomas C. Drake,
architects, of New York, have filed their
schedules, showing liabilities of $182,529;
nominal assets $168,500; actual assets
$130,200.
The Florida Republican State Conven
tion at Palatka, after a long and boisterous
session, elected two white and two colored
delegates to Chicago. The delegates were
not instructed.
F. D. Blake & Co., of New York,
woollen commission merchants, have made
an assignment. Liabilities estimated t'
$100,000 to $150,000, of which a consid
erable portion is said to be due to the
banks.
A dispatch from Jacksonville, Fla., says
the reports of yellow fever at Plant City,
twenty miles north of Tampa, are exager
ated. The disease undoubtedly existed
there all last summer, but in a mild form
The committee to select a place for the
annual convention of the Encampment of
German Baptists of the United States, has
decided on Harrisonburg, Va. The con
vention will be held on the 'first Tuesday
after Whitsunday in 1889.
The Selma Land and Improvement and
Furnace Company has agreed to subscribe
$91,500. to three railroads projected to Sel
ma; to the Catawba Valley Railroad $831,
500; Selmna and Atlanta Air Line, $30,000;
Selma and New Orleans Railway, $30,000.
When the blizzard struck Ludlow. Mass.,
it buried under the snow four turkeys be
longing to John Ray. They were dug out
after being without food for eighteen days,
and were not only alive, but apparently un-~
injured.
The United States has respectfully
asked Mexico to indemnify A. K. Cut
ting for his unlawful imprisonment a
year or so ago. Mexico has replied in a
long-winded document, courteously
phrased, the purport of which is that
she will be blankety-blanked if she pays
a blank cent. The question is, what are
we going to do about it?
A Baltimore firm has a till tapper in
the shape of a Maltese cat. When one
of the firm opened the money drawer on
Tuesday morning out jumped a cat be
longing to him. Frotn the cash were
missing a twenty-dol ar note and two
one-dollar notes and other notes were
damaged by the cat's teeth. Tabby is
accused of having appropriated the
money.
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CO-OPERATIVE CLUBS.
This is the Best. Cheapest~
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And only co-operative System of selling w*cehu
The watches are American Lever Stem Winders
containing every essential to accuracy and durabil
ity. and have, in addition, numerous patented im
provements found in no other watch. They are ab
solutely the only Dust and Dam proof Mos
meats made in the World, and are jeweled through
out with GENcLYE RBIES. The P S
Stem Wind and Set is the strongest andsimplest
made. 27aey, are fully equal for appr
once, accuracy, durality and re,
to any $75 Watch.
Our Co-operative Club Systembringsthemwithh
the reach of every one.
We want an active, responsible rep.
resentative in EVERY CITY and
TOWN.
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The Keystone Watch Club Co.
P.O. Boz 928, Philadelphia, Pa.
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THE N. Y. STANDARD
$3.00 CMADE PANTS
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g,. Is seHnt awawcsom.o Inheaup. We only sall
ol sloth efthe ,tdto and p.hwa a s I vanery. strong
FImST, as wo feels It t. inn and unylsldina
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press, a buyer's ep
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of wety amlesofcloth for Pants, Mlmts, ad
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menmblas. Trythasadonylne it
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retoolmovej a for any ca Es. .
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York City. wi:h whom we dosnensormeous business.
Send for samples and ail at er
Store! Act now, od begin toshve One-Half
the costofyourclothing fr the balan tedoyour lf. Call
or addrre.
N.Y. STANDARD PANTCO.,G8 UnRve -
sity Place, N. Y. City, Near Union Sq.
PRIVATE BOARDINd
ON THE FIRST OF OCTOBER the
undersigned opened a
FIRST CLASS BOARDING HOUSE
in Charleston, for the accommodation of
both Transient and Permanent Boarders.
The Building, located on the northeast
corner of Wentworth and Glebe streets,
is conveniently near the business porton
of King street, yet free from the noise
of the thoroughfares. It is within easy
reach from the Academy of Music and
from Churches of all the different do'
nominations.
The house has been thoroughly re
paired, and fitted pin good style with
new furniture and iaures.
Terms reasonable.
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